Cryptolarynx marshalli

Cryptolarynx marshalli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Brachyceridae
Genus: Cryptolarynx
Species:
C. marshalli
Binomial name
Cryptolarynx marshalli
Haran, 2023

Cryptolarynx marshalli is a species of beetle of the family Curculionidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is only known from the Western Cape Province.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.5–2.9 mm and have an integument black body, with the antennae, tibiae and tarsi reddish.

Biology

Specimens were collected in July at the base of Oxalis imbricata.

Etymology

This species is named in honour of weevil expert Sir Guy A.K. Marshall, who described the genus and its original two species and discussed its unique characters among known weevils.[1]

References

  1. ^ Part of this text is from “Revision of the enigmatic South African Cryptolaryngini (Coleoptera, Curculionidae), with description of a new genus and twenty-two new species” by Haran J.M., et al. This article is licensed under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC BY 4.0 license
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